Hello to one and all on this sunny Shrove Tuesday! We apologise for the lack of blog-related action over the past few months. We have been working hard behind the scenes to bring a host of exciting things to the upcoming 2015 season!…

Are you fun, enthusiastic, and looking for an adventure this summer? We are looking for someone to join our exciting team for the 2015 season. If you have cleaning and food prep experience, enjoy working with people, and love the outdoors, shoot…

Thank you to all our lovely guests for another fabulous season! We look forward to seeing you next year when we reopen May 22nd 2015! We hope you all enjoy your winters :) Love always, The Skerwinkles xoxo

So it’s that time again. The time that I realise I have been neglecting the blog, and need to update the world on the whose-its and whats-its of the Skerwink Hostel. So what have we been up to? Apart from having fun…

Festival season has arrived in Trinity Bay, with last weekend being the annual Champney’s West Festival. It was awesome. I had heard tell that Champney’s festival was a good day out, when the otherwise sleepy coastal town became a major destination with locals…

“What on earth have the friendly folk at Chez Skerwink been up to?” Is a question I am sure you have been asking yourself regularly for the past two weeks. Well the answer is: a lot. Last week we had a lovely visit…

The weather has been beautiful all week so we’ve been taking a rain-check on those renovations and having some fun. We’ve explored Hick’s Harbour, Horse Chops, and everything in between. We went on kayaking adventures to islands and caves; swam in…

Yesterday my two lovely volunteers, and our resident camper invited me capelin fishing. All week guests have been heading down to the water at supper time to collect a small bucket of fish for their evening meal. The small sardine-like fish are…

It’s hard to beat a morning spent watching the fog roll in around the lighthouse. It really makes you think that we’re living in a tiny corner of paradise. This morning the ocean is calm, the sun is out, and with a bit of luck…